Malcesine RC 44 Cup - Team Sea Dubai takes early lead in fleet raceBy Bernard Schopfer,
4:49 AM Sat 11 Jul 2009
The fleet race contest of the RC 44 Malcesine Cup started this afternoon. As announced by PredictWind, the thermal breeze was blowing nicely after lunch time, allowing Chief Race Officer Peter Reggio to start on time. ...[more]

Barker wins Malcesine RC44 Cup Match RaceBy RC 44 media,
9:56 AM Fri 10 Jul 2009
On great form in the Malcesine RC 44 Cup, Pieter Heerema and Ray Davies (Team No Way Back) started their day by putting a lot of pressure on Cameron Appleton (Team Aqua) during their pre-start, pushing Aqua out of the line prematurely. ...[more]

Frank Pong’s Team Jelik joins RC 44s for Malcesine CupBy RC44 Association media,
8:53 PM Wed 24 Jun 2009
The RC 44’s are at home on Lake Garda.
Altogether, ten teams will compete for the Malcesine Cup. Teams are joined for the first time Frank Pong’s Team Jelik, from Hong Kong, who has yet to announce the name of his pro-skipper. ...[more]

Team Aqua crowned RC 44 Austria Cup championBy Event media, Austria ,
4:56 AM Mon 1 Jun 2009
It went down to the last hurdle between No Way Back, Artemis and Team Aqua, separated by two points only before the ninth and last regatta of the event. No Way Back wins the fleet race ranking – on a tie with Artemis – whilst Team Aqua conquers the overall title thanks to its victory in the match race ...[more]

Hard fought struggle for RC 44 Cup Match Race titleBy RC44 media,
11:05 AM Fri 29 May 2009
Cameron Appleton and his team remained under threat until the very last race of the RC 44 Cup Match Race. With one last race to go, Karol Jablonski’s Polish team was the only one still in a position to beat Aqua ...[more]

RC 44 Austria Cup Day 1 - A tactician’s nightmareBy Event Media,
7:52 AM Thu 28 May 2009
The teams involved in the RC 44 Austria Cup faced difficult conditions on day one of the Austria Cup, with shifty and irregular winds that tested the tactician’s nerves and generated some unexpected come backs and upsets. ...[more]

Ray Davies and Paul Cayard join RC 44 ClassBy RC 44 media,
8:55 AM Thu 14 May 2009
The third event of the RC 44 Championship Tour 2009 will take place in Austria on May 27 - 31.
Team New Zealand’s Ray Davies joins the RC 44 Class on board Pieter Heerema’s No Way Back, whilst Paul Cayard steps onboard Igor Lah’s Ceeref. The four leaders of the Tour are separated by four points only. ...[more]

Ellison and his BMW Oracle Racing Team win Cagliari RC 44 cupBy RC 44 media,
8:30 PM Mon 27 Apr 2009
There were no races in Cagliari today due to the lack of wind. Larry Ellison and Russell Coutts’ BMW Oracle Racing are the grand winners of the event, ahead of Chris Bake’s Team Aqua and Igor Lah’s Ceeref. ...[more]

Team Aqua and BMW Oracle share lead at Cagliari RC 44 fleet regattaBy RC 44 media,
12:28 PM Sun 26 Apr 2009
Thanks to a first and a third, Chris Bake and his team climbed up the top of the Cagliari RC 44 fleet regatta provisional leader board, alongside Larry Ellison and the BMW Oracle Racing boys and ahead of the brilliant Spaniards from Puerto Calero Islas Canarias. ...[more]

Ellison steers BMW Oracle into lead at Cagliari RC 44 fleet regattaBy RC 44 media,
5:57 PM Sat 25 Apr 2009
Larry Ellison showed from the first race of the Cagliari RC 44 fleet regatta that he was well in the game, taking a very good start and finishing third of the first race before winning the second regatta, grabbing an early lead in the tournament. ...[more]

Baker and Artemis undefeated in the Cagliari RC 44 match race contestBy RC 44 media,
8:53 PM Fri 24 Apr 2009
Team Artemis scores an impressive 9 / 0 and wins the match race event ahead of No Way Back, Ceeref and BMW Oracle Racing; all three on a tie with five points each.
Today will be remembered as the longest, and certainly one of the hardest match-racing days in the RC 44 Championship Tour history. ...[more]

RC 44 fleet faces tricky conditions on Day 1 of Cagliari CupBy Bernard Schopfer,
8:27 AM Thu 23 Apr 2009
Two flights could be completed on day one of the Cagliari Cup match race event. The winners of the day are Team Puerto Calero Islas Canarias, undefeated, and No Way Back, who managed to beat the match race champion Ceeref. Team Aqua, Artemis and BMW Oracle Racing are also unbeaten. ...[more]

Strong line up for the Cagliari RC 44 CupBy MaxComm Communications,
7:15 AM Thu 9 Apr 2009
The second event of the RC 44 Championship Tour 2009 will take place in Sardinia on April 22 - 26. Organised by Yacht Club Cagliari, the regatta will assemble nine top level teams on board strict one design RC 44’s, including Team Austria who joins the circuit for the first time. ...[more]

Team Aqua wins the Puerto Calero Islas Canarias RC 44 CupBy MaxComm Communications, Puerto Calero ,
9:29 AM Mon 2 Mar 2009
Chris Bake and his Team Aqua have confirmed their leadership today, winning the fleet regatta ahead of Torbjorn Tornqvist’ Artemis and 'lucky' Ceeref. Also winner of the DHL Trophy and second of the match race event earlier in the week, Aqua has received the Championship Tour leader’s gold wheels. ...[more]

Team Aqua wins DHL Trophy and takes lead of RC 44 fleet race eventBy MaxComm Communication, Puerto Calero ,
8:46 AM Sun 1 Mar 2009
With two victories, a second and a third place, Chris Bake’s Team Aqua is the winner of the day. Also on great form, with two second and two fourth places, Torbjorn Tornqvist remains in Bakes’ wake in the overall ranking, whilst Maciej Nawrocki’s team Organika – with Karol Jablonski at the tactics – shows great signs of improvement ...[more]

Calero brothers dominate day one Puerto Calero RC 44 Cup fleet racingBy MaxComm Communications, Puerto Calero ,
7:30 AM Sat 28 Feb 2009
Puerto Calero Islas Canarias RC 44 Cup. Sailed in very light winds, today’s races have been difficult for the crews, who struggled to find the favoured side of the course and get some speed because of the chop. Steering respectively BMW Oracle Racing and Team Puerto Calero Islas Canarias 1, Daniel and José Juan Calero are the heroes of the day, with a victory for each of the local brothers. ...[more]

Team Ceeref, with Col, remains the best RC 44 match race teamBy MaxComm Communication,
8:52 AM Fri 27 Feb 2009
Winner of last years’ match race championship, the Slovenian team Ceeref started the 2009 championship in unknown – yet very reliable – hands with substitute driver Sébastien Col. The first flight of the day finally started at 1:30 PM after numerous postponements. Both Team Aqua and No Way Back had fairly easy rides against BMW Oracle Racing (penalised by a premature start) and Organika ...[more]

Baptism of fire for Class newcomers at Puerto Calero RC 44 CupBy Bernard Schopfer, Puerto Calero ,
7:53 AM Thu 26 Feb 2009
The RC 44 Championship Tour 2009 started today in Puerto Calero with the first matches of Round Robin one. Luis Doreste, Karol Jablonski, Pieter Heerema and many other top sailors participated in their first RC 44 regatta. The conditions were light and unstable, leading to some surprises and upsets. ...[more]